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Delivering expert, no-nonsense information in an easy-access format, The Fire Protection Systems Handbook provides the Fire Protection Engineer with the necessary tools to design, build and maintain all fire protection systems used throughout the world. Based on International codes and standards, this book will serve as vital reference for inspectors and designers of fire protection systems worldwide. The Fire Protection Systems Handbook is the first book that moves beyond the traditional water based suppression systems into the advances in the field, providing the user with the most practical, up-to-date information on systems such as: Clean Agent, Dry Chemical, and Carbon Dioxide.
The Fire Protection Systems Handbook is the first book on its kind to advanced topics in suppression systems analysis and design are discussed with an aim toward developing a performance based understanding of suppression technology. Automatic sprinkler systems are covered from the standpoint of predicting actuation times, reviewing numerical methods for hydraulic analyses of pipe flow networks and understanding the phenomenology involved in water spray suppression. Special suppression systems are covered from the standpoint of two phase and non-Newtonian pipe flow and simulations of suppression agent discharge and mixing in an enclosure.
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- PublisherMcGraw Hill Higher Education
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0071390308
- ISBN 13 9780071390309
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages700
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